Innovation at Penn

"Wharton and Cisco are taking classroom technology to a new level by using life-size, high-definition visual communications—based on Cisco TelePresence® technology — to virtually connect classrooms physically separated by thousands of miles."

Every spring and fall, the College of Arts and Sciences faculty take a minute out on Locust Walk to share their perspectives on topics ranging from human history and the knowable universe, to fractions and fly-fishing. Look for 60-Second Lectures on Facebook and YouTube!

The Wharton Innovation Group was formed in 2010 to take advantage of the wealth of emerging opportunities for innovation in education and scholarship created in part by globalization and technological change.

As the first business plan competition to focus exclusively on education, the Milken-Penn GSE Competition (BPC) is designed to catalyze innovation. Our annual competition creates a space specifically for education entrepreneurs and connects them to venture capitalists and other funders interested in improving education.

Edward Rock

Edward Rock, Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law in the Law School, is Senior Advisor to the President and Provost and Director of Open Learning Initiatives. In that role, he leads the University’s partnership with Coursera, and tries to figure out how MOOCs will change higher education.